Exporting data in CockroachDB has traditionally been done using the EXPORT command, which is useful for tasks like data migration, archiving, and application seeding, but it faces limitations at larger scales due to issues like restart requirements and limited observability. To address these limitations, CockroachDB offers an alternative through changefeeds, particularly beneficial for large-scale data operations. Changefeeds, available in CockroachDB Enterprise, dedicated, and serverless, provide row-level change subscriptions and allow users to stream data changes in configurable formats to various sinks such as Apache Kafka or cloud storage. They offer advantages like enhanced configurability, integration options, and scalability through parallel processing and checkpointing, improving on the scalability and observability of traditional EXPORT operations. While changefeeds are approaching feature parity with EXPORT, they already provide a more robust solution for high-scale data exports, making them a compelling choice for data operations requiring flexibility and resilience.